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Japan slaps new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war
Japan is also immediately lowering the G7-imposed price cap on Russian seaborne crude from $60 to $47.60 per barrel, echoing similar steps by the EU, the U.K., and other partners.
Prince Harry, Polish FM arrive in Kyiv
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski’s visit came days after the largest Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace during a mass strike on Ukraine, in what Polish officials describe as a "deliberately targeted" strike and provocation.
Poland сloses border with Belarus as Russian-Belarusian Zapad drills begin
Traffic across the border was suspended in both directions, including cars and cargo trains.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,092,780 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 890 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Poland to partner with Ukraine, European allies to strengthen Polish air defense after Russian drone attack
Ukraine will help Poland develop effective anti-drone defenses while France, the U.K., Sweden, and the Netherlands will supply military equipment, including fighter jets and Patriot batteries, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
Drones target Moscow, Russian oil facilities in reported large-scale Ukrainian strike
Over 200 drones were downed across Russia overnight, the defense ministry claimed. Some drones attacked the Primorsk Port, Russia's largest oil-loading port in the Baltic Sea.
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Editor's note: On Sept. 10, Polish jets shot down Russian drones for the first time. Read our latest reporting on Poland here. Spurred by belligerent Russia and the war in Ukraine, Poland has raced to build the largest European army in NATO. As Western officials warn about an open clash with Moscow within the next five years, Warsaw readies to bear the brunt of such a war. But while the country moved to amass an impressive arsenal of tanks, aircraft, and long-range fires, the war in Ukraine h
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